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Basque separatist ETA formally ends fight, Spain vows prosecutions
Basque separatist group ETA publicly declared its dissolution, bringing an end to a campaign against Spain that saw more than 850 people killed.
- by Renata Brito
Latest
Julian Assange
'He's cut off from everybody': Pamela Anderson fears for Assange
The former Baywatch star says she and the WikiLeaks leader used to discuss the Bible, but she hasn't heard from him for more than a month.
- by Nick Miller
UK
Brexit an opportunity to show the world UK's military power, Defence Secretary says
For the first time this year the British Navy will have three warships in the Asia Pacific.
- by Latika Bourke
France
France's May Day spent on riots, populism
French riot police used water cannon and tear gas against hundreds of hooded protesters at an annual rally in Paris.
Royal family
Royals give the cold shoulder to British tabloids before wedding
Prince Harry is keeping the tabloids and the paparazzi - who he blames for his mother's death - on a short leash at the forthcoming royal wedding.
- by Ellen Barry
Drugs
Party drug ecstasy helps beat post-traumatic stress disorder
A small study using medical grade portions of the drug suggests it might help military veterans get over PTSD.
- by Kate Kelland
UK
British MP claims Kiwi think tank owner has Russian intel links
A Tory MP has made explosive allegations about New Zealand-born, Monaco-based billionaire Christopher Chandler.
- by Latika Bourke
George Pell
Pell faces demotion in Rome, Vatican expert says
Cardinal Pell was handpicked by the Pope to root out corruption in the Vatican, but his office is currently on "life support".
- by Nick Miller
Opinion
Emmanuel Macron
Macron's visit a timely opportunity to act on Iran's nuclear program
France is a serious partner in the fight against Islamist terrorism and the regimes that harbour it.
- by Naomi Levin
Art
'A catastrophe': French museum discovers more than half its collection is fake
One painting included a castle tower that had been built in the late 1950s. But the artist who supposedly painted it died in 1922.
- by Elian Peltier and Anna Codrea-Rado
Tragedy
Four climbers die in Swiss Alps snowstorm
An unexpected snowstorm coupled with high winds has killed four climbers in the Swiss Alps and left five others in critical condition.
- by Jamey Keaten